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Singaporeans know how to plan. Now we must learn how to wing it
Improvisation may be the most underrated skill in work and life.
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In a world increasingly shaped by AI, rapid change and uncertainty, our next challenge isn’t just learning new skills – it’s learning how to wing it.
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Wang Jiunwen
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Marcus (not his real name) is 19 and in polytechnic. When he walked into his first improv workshop session, he could barely lift his gaze from his sneakers. Six weeks later, he was holding eye contact with an entire circle of peers while improvising a courtroom scene with confidence. The contrast was startling.
Marcus was attending a session by The Improv Company. It is a form of live performance where players create a scene, story and dialogue spontaneously without a script. On stage, it looks like performers inventing a scene from scratch, listening closely, and building the story line by line.
